brenkert



J. W. BRENKERT.

WATER FILTER AND SILT CONSERVING PIPE.

APPLICATION FILED !AN.23.1919.

1,355,073 Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

lnwemov J oseph \DBWYWQW UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH W. BRENKERT, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

WATER-FILTER AND SILT-CONSERVING PIPE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5,-1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnru \V. BnnNKnn'r, a citizen of the UnitedStates. residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVater-Filters and Silt-Conserving Pipes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a water filter and silt conserving pipe to heused in connection with main line and service water pipes for cleansingthe water of silt. dirt and heavy particles and conserving the same foruse for fertilizer and the like and the objects of my invention arefirst. to provide a device of this class for separating dirt. sand. siltand heavier materials from the water as it passesthrough conductingpipes of difi'erent kinds; second, to provide a pipe structure of thisclass which is made in two compartments. the one above the other. thelower'one for the purpose of catching dirt. silt and the like from thewater as it passes over a slotted partition between the two compartmentsin said pipe; third. to pro vide a device of this class which may hereadily cleansed ot' the dirt hy the pressure in the pipe and thereforewill not clog and get out of order; fourth, to provide a dt: vice ofthis class which may he used either in connection with the small servicepipe or in connection with a main line. and fifth, to provide adevice ofthis class that is very simple and economical of construction, easy toinstall, positive in its action, and which will not readily deteriorateor get out of order.

With these and othenohjects in view as will appear hereinafter. myinvention consists of certain novel features ofconstruction,,comhination and arrangement of parts and portions as willhe hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in theappended claims reference heing had to the accompanying drawings and tothe characters of reference thereon which form a )art of thisapplication in which:

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of my pipe device shown inposition in a main pipe line which main line is shown fragmcntarily andshowing some of the parts of my device in elevation; Fig. 2 is a similarview showing the connection with smaller pipes and a differentlyconstructed connection which is preferable for service pipe connectionand Fig. 3 is a sectional view through 3-3 of Fig. 2.

S imilar characters of reference refer to snmlar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawings.

The main conducting pipe portion 1, partition portion 2, silt trapportion 3, silt outlet pipe 4, and valve- 4 constitute the prinpipalparts and portions of my pipe struc are.

The main conducting portion 1 is constructed similarly to the ordinaryor conventional water pipe and provided with flanges or threads forconnection with the conventional pi e sections and integrally connectedwith tiiis portion 1 is the sand trap portion 3 which extends downwardlytherefrom and the partition 2 between the portions 1 and 3 1s rovidedwith a plurality of slots 2 therein which are adapted to permit silt,sand. dirt and other materials heavier than the water to pass downthrough said slots 2 into the trap portion 3 and remain therein untilemptied.

It will be here noted that the slots 2 vary in width being reduced inwidth toward the outlet cnd thus addingto the efficiency of the trap andthat these slots 2 do not extend the full length of the partition 2 sothat there is provided a dead end ortion near the outlet end in saidtrap portion the length of which may he varied to suit the size of thepipe and the condition of the water which passes through the pipe. The

lower wall of this trap portion 3, it will he noted gradually enlargestoward the outlet end which Facilitates the thorough cleaning of thesame hy the pressure of water when the valve 4 in the silt outlet pipe 4is opened.

It is ohvious that this pipe structure may he made any length desired tosuit the con dition of the water that passes through the pipe. that ofthe structure is too long to be molded in one piece conveniently that itmay he made in sections and the separate sectionsconnected together bymeans of flanges or other conventional manner. It is also ohvious thatthe walls of the slots 2" may he made downwardly diverging or convergingor straight and varying in width and length as dcsired,-that theconncction of this pipe structure to the main line or service pipe maybe made either as shown in Figs. l or 2 or any conventional manner.

It is also obvious that with this eonstruetion there is provided a waterpipe which may he placed in a main line or serviee pipe wher-hyparticles heavier than the water will pass down through the slots intothe trap as the water passes through the main eondueting portion andthat this strut-tore may he made of sutlieient length to thoroughlyeleanse the water of dirt, silt. sand and other heavy materials and thatthis trap portion 3 may he thoroughly eleansed by opening;- the valve 4and pen lnitting the watei pres-ore to l'oree said sand, dirt and soforth out and it may he eondueted hy the pressure to any plat-e desiredfor use as fertilizer or otherwise.

Having thus deserihed my invention what I elaim as new and desire toserure by Letters latent is:

1. In a devire oi the elass deserilied, a pipe sertion eomprisin g anupper water eondnetin ehannel portion. a lower silt trap portion and apartition separatiu said lower silt trap portion from said watereondue-ting channel portion provided. with a plurality of slotsextending over a portion only of the surface of said partition, thusprovidinp a dead end near the outlet end of said lower silt trap portionand an outlet means eonneetint with the dead end of said trap portionfor eleansing said trap portion of sand, silt and the like.

.4. lo a deviee ot' the elass deserihed. a douhle pipe memher eonsistiuof an upper water eondueting portion. a lower silt trap portion and apartition ilividin; said por tions provided with a plurality of slots insaid partitions in the portion toward the inlet end only of said pipewherehy a dead end is provided near the outlet end of said trap portion.

3. [n a deviee ot' the elass deserilied. a double pipe nieuihereonsisting ol' an upper water eondueting portion, a lower silt trapportion integrally eonne ted therewith and a partition dividiirg saidportions provided with a plurality of slots in said partition portiontoward the inlet end of said pipe only, forming a dead end in theopposite end of said trap portion and means eonneeted with the outletend of said t 'ap portion for open-- ing and elosingsaid trap portionwhereliy the silt may he readily removed from said trap portion.

4. A water filter and silt eonservin pipe, ineluding a eylindrieal mainwater eonduetin portion provided with a plurality of slots of graduallynarrowing width toward the outlet end therein dividing said pipe intoupper and lower compartments. the upper one forming a water eonduetorand settler and the lower one forming a silt and dirt trap.

13. A \vateflilter and silt conserving pipta int-hiding a eylindriealmain water eondueting portion provided with a plurality of transverseslots in its lower side o'l' gradu ally narrowing width toward theoutlet end and extending: over only a portion ot' the inlet endproviding a dead end near the outlet end and an integral enrved walltapering: hottoin trap portion on the lower side thereof adapted toeateh sand and silt that grayitates through said slots.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand at San l lt'gtn(:lllfUlllltL, this 16th day of .lanuany llllSJ.

